Echo stress at ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO
1401 Garces Hwy, Delano, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1144237272
$322.20
Cash price Discounted cash price What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge. Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$1,611.00
Gross charge Gross charge (chargemaster price) The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this. Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$67.51 with BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN vs $1,340.51 with ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →Payer ?Payer The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on. Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509. Full explanation → |
Plan ?Plan The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates. Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $67.51 | ↓ -79% |
| UPN MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | UPN MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | $69.48 | ↓ -78% |
| UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS | UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS | $69.48 | ↓ -78% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | $69.48 | ↓ -78% |
| BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS | BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS | $69.48 | ↓ -78% |
| HEALTHNET MCR ADV | HEALTHNET MCR ADV | $69.48 | ↓ -78% |
| KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS | $69.48 | ↓ -78% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $69.48 | ↓ -78% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $71.82 | ↓ -78% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $76.43 | ↓ -76% |
| OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS | OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS | $79.90 | ↓ -75% |
| ANTHEM MCAL | ANTHEM MCAL | $80.59 | ↓ -75% |
| COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | $83.38 | ↓ -74% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $87.81 | ↓ -73% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $96.12 | ↓ -70% |
| UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL | UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL | $96.12 | ↓ -70% |
| UPN MCAL PROFEE ONLY | UPN MCAL PROFEE ONLY | $96.12 | ↓ -70% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $96.55 | ↓ -70% |
| WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | $96.58 | ↓ -70% |
| HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | $101.23 | ↓ -69% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $104.22 | ↓ -68% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL | $120.15 | ↓ -63% |
| KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | $137.87 | ↓ -57% |
| DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY | DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY | $137.87 | ↓ -57% |
| HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | $164.21 | ↓ -49% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $244.17 | ↓ -24% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $244.17 | ↓ -24% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $244.17 | ↓ -24% |
| KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY | $702.78 | ↑ +118% |
| COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS | $1,127.70 | ↑ +250% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $1,127.70 | ↑ +250% |
| FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P | FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P | $1,208.25 | ↑ +275% |
| KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,208.78 | ↑ +275% |
| ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS | ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,340.51 | ↑ +316% |
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Echo stress at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $4,144.00 | not published |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $1,465.55 | $208.58 – $2,609.88 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $4,144.00 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $4,144.00 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $4,144.00 | not published |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $1,684.80 | not published |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $1,684.80 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $4,144.00 | not published |